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AMES, IOWA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to think that far ahead?

“Map of My Kingdom,” a play focusing on farmland transfer, will be presented on Sunday, March 10, at 2 p.m. at Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave., Ames, Iowa. Admission is free, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs and Practical Farmers of Iowa.

The drama tackling land transition is by Mary Swander, and commissioned by Practical Farmers of Iowa. In the play, a lawyer and mediator share stories of how farmers and landowners approach land successions.

“We hope this play will inspire the hesitant and the fearful to start the conversation that cannot wait,” said Sandra Renner, project associate with the Center for Rural Affairs. “In the next 10 to 15 years, a tremendous amount of land transfer will take place as the average age of Iowa farmers is around 57.1 years old.”

The featured actor is Erika Kuhn. An open discussion will follow the performance with Farm-to-Fork Tales.

Additional “Map of My Kingdom” performances in Iowa, co-hosted by the Practical Farmers of Iowa, are set in Fairfield on March 1, Iowa City on March 8, Jefferson on March 9, Okoboji on April 11, and Waterloo on April 13. Nebraska performances are scheduled for Ord on Feb. 28, Brownville on March 2, West Point on May 7, and Norfolk on May 9.

Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.